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AvTalk Episode 224: An unruly passenger

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren returns as resident Avgeek-in-Chief to talk about his behind the scenes look at how airline safety cards are designed. And a United passenger had their journey from Houston to Amsterdam end in Chicago after their unruly behavior led the captain to divert the flight.

The unruly passenger

A United flight from Houston to Amsterdam was diverted to Chicago due to an unruly passenger. The aircraft dumped fuel in preparation for its diversion.

Icelandair firms its order for the A321XLR

Icelandair will buy 13 A321XLR aircraft from Airbus and lease an additional four as they airline moves forward with the replacement of its 757 fleet.

Boeing’s fresh supply chain headache

Boeing 737 fuselages normally make their way from Wichita to Seattle via rail. But the collapse of a railroad bridge in Montana has complicated the journey.

Virgin’s BOOM ends with a whimper

The Telegraph reports that the Virgin group quietly let a commitment for Boom’s Overture jet lapse.

Gear up

The NTSB says a fractured upper lock link was found on the Delta 717 that landed without a deployed nose gear in June. And speaking of landing gear, the NTSB issued its final report on the FedEx 767 landing at LAX in 2020 where the aircraft’s main left landing gear failed to extend.

Want to buy Go First?

Go First is accepting Expressions of Interest from possible purchasers through the end of July.

Norwegian buying Widerøe

Norwegian will purchase smaller carrier Widerøe as it seeks seasonal stability.

Designing a safety card passengers will actually read

Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren stops by to talk about the history of safety cards and how designers try to get your to actually read them. You can read his full article on safety card design at PaxEx.aero.

Gatwick wants to become a two runway airport

Gatwick has filed to officially become a two runway airport by moving the center line of the northern runway further north a bit.

Schiphol cuts upheld, then the government collapsed

A Dutch court ruled that flight cuts imposed by the government can move forward, but then for unrelated reasons the government collapsed. So the fate of flights at Amsterdam’s airport is now in limbo.

Airbus opens A320neo family FAL inside former A380 space

As Airbus moves toward building 75 A320neo family aircraft per month by 2026, it needs all the space it can get.

Lagos airport lighting goes missing

Thieves made off with airport lighting equipment in Lagos.

Taking the bus to the plane just got a lot more convenient

If you’re taking Landline’s bus service operated for American Airlines you’ll now be arriving post-security, which was the selling point of the service in the first place.

Northern Pacific beginning flights this week

New airline Northern Pacific will begin flights this week, with service between Ontario, California and Las Vegas. This is a far cry from the airline’s original plan to offer service between the US west coast and Asia via Anchorage.

Air Tanzania gets its A220 back

After a protracted legal battle the Air Tanzania A220 impounded in Maastricht for more than a year is now back in service.

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